How to lose yourself an ancient guide to letting go
"A central tenet of Buddhism is the idea that the self is an illusion and by relinquishing it, our self-centered impulses melt away. But what does it mean not to have a self, and how does one go about ridding oneself of the idea? Drawing from early Buddhist texts and scriptures from the Theravada, T...
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2025]
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| Series: | Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf
- Part I. Early Buddhist Teachings / Maria Heim. Discourses of the Buddha
- Related commentaries
- Part II. Middle Way Teachings / Jay L. Garfield. What am I?
- Another ride in the chariot
- Part III. Chan Teachings / Robert H. Sharf. There is no mind
- Nothing to be attained
- Notes on Sources and Further Reading.
